CVE-2012-2152
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.040 · 90 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationEKI-132x platform devicescisa_csaf_ot
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-15-344-01BAdvantech EKI Vulnerabilities (Update B)2015-09-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
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also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd#Patchcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49679cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/4cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/5cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53354cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760334cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2498enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/4enisa_euvd
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